Has an AFL game ever ended 49-41?
It has. 49-41 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,056 games. The first was Sydney beat St Kilda on May 4, 1901; the latest was Footscray beat Essendon on September 5, 1953.
That makes 49-41 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 50-41 has happened 1 times and 49-42 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1918 and 1953.
Every 49-41 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-09-05 | Footscray over Essendon | 1953 | Playoff |
| 1918-06-29 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1918 | |
| 1901-05-04 | Sydney over St Kilda | 1901 |
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